A 25-year-old woman’s disappearance remained unsolved since 1984 — until police took a closer look at the handwriting on a note found at her Pennsylvania home. The handwritten note led
When Pennsylvania State Police searched Jere Bagenstose’s Pequea Township house in September, they weren’t necessarily looking for the body of his estranged wife, who’s been missing more than 38 years.
Lancaster County prosecutors have charged Jere Bagenstose, 68, of Pequea Township, with homicide in the cold-case investigation into the disappearance of his wife, Maryann Bagenstose, who went missing in June 1984 when she was 25 years old. Maryann's body has never been found, but investigators finally pieced together enough evidence to bring charges against Jere Bagenstose. The case gained new life when authorities began analyzing handwriting samples to compare to a note that authorities found in the days after Maryann went missing.